. >> reporter: while the police raced to the school, the gunman went into his science class. >> after he walked in, he pumped the gun. he lifted it right away and shot. >> reporter: one student was hit, and the gunman fired at another but missed. >> the guy that got shot, i was holding him and actually had blood on my sweatshirt. >> reporter: at one point he told the class who he was looking for. >> the kid kind of popped his head up from where he was hiding and said i'm sorry and he stepped up and eased up a little bit. >> reporter: the teacher talked the shooter into surrendering the gun as the class escaped out the back. he didn't want to talk to the media but he sent a message to his parents right after the shooting. >> he texted my wife and said, i'm okay, a student came in my classroom and shot another student. >> reporter: david heeber is not surprised authorities are praising his son as a hero. >> just totally involved in everything at school and at church. he goes to church every sunday. he's just a good young man. >> reporter: police say the young man targeted students who h